16:00 Musselburgh

Saturday 3 February 2024

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

bet365 Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 6m 10.20s

1^st

Anglers Crag

911-1

5/4f

T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, hit 9th, not fluent 10th, led 4 out, hit 3 out, clear from 2 out, easily op 7/4

2^nd

Captain Quint

811-3

9/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Held up in mid-division, bad mistake 4 out, stayed on from 3 out, mistake 2 out, went 2nd after last, no chance with winner op 10/1 tchd 17/2

3^rd

3 ¼

Massini Man

1110-10

13/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up towards rear, not fluent 11th, headway after next, every chance 4 out, no impression on winner 2 out, lost 2nd after last op 5/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

Half Shot

1012-0

6/1

T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell

Took keen hold, chased leader, pecked 1st, led before 4 out, soon headed, no impression from 3 out

5^th

1 ¾

Readysteadybeau

811-6

7/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)

Mid-division, towards rear when not fluent 8th, slow 11th, well beaten after 12th op 11/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

Cartonne

711-2

8/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Led, not fluent 9th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened op 15/2 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

Chameron

1111-11

80/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Sean Quinlan

Last when not fluent 3rd, behind 5th, pulled up after 9th op 50/1 tchd 100/1

Routine Excellence

811-8

22/1

T: G P CromwellJ: B S Hughes

In rear, headway 5th, mistake 12th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out op 18/1 tchd 25/1

Methodtothemadness

1010-12

16/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Chased leaders, lost place 9th, pulled up before 11th tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.10, £2.80, £2.00EX:£16.30Trifecta:£86.50Tricast:£56.04SF:£13.90Swingers:£3.70, £2.10, £7.90

Forecasts

Anglers Crag (5/4), Half Shot (6/1), Massini Man (13/2), Readysteadybeau (7/1), Cartonne (8/1), Captain Quint (9/1), Methodtothemadness (16/1), Routine Excellence (22/1), Chameron (80/1)

ANGLERS CRAG has shown improved form since joining Brian Ellison, making it 2 from 2 for the yard when successful at Market Rasen last month, and he can score again in his current mood. He is taken to get the better of Massini Man, who had looked set to go close before falling 2 out at Kelso on his latest outing, while Half Shot also enters calculations.